San francisco



(No Model.)

W. W. ATWOOD 8: W. G. ORGUTT.

- SOLE .INKING TOOL.

No. 475,377. Patented May 24, 1892.

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n u A A WILLIAM w. Arwoon AND WILLIAM .C. OROUTT, OF- SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA.

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srncr'rronrrorr forming part .Isetters Patent No. 475,377, dated May 24,1892.

Application filed June 17, 1891. Serial No. 396,622- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM W. Arw'oon and WILLIAM (LORCUTT,citizensoft'he United States, residing in the city and county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented certain new andusefulImprovements in Tools for lnking Soles of Boots and Shoes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention has fer-its object the production of a hand-tool forinking the edges of soles for the manufacture of boots and shoes; and itbinat-ions of parts producing a hand-tool that by suitable adjustmentcan be used on square or on chamfered edges, all as hereinafter morefully described.

The nature of our said improvements and the manner in which we haveconstructed and combined the same to produce a novel tool will be fullyunderstood from the following description and the drawingsthat'accompa'ny and form. partof this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a general View of the complete tool, thehandle being broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through thenozzle or ink-delivering end. Fig. 3 represents an inking-wheel with awide face for use on-broad fiat edges.

The principal parts of the tool consist of a handle with a chamber tohold theink,a feeding-aperture in one end with a controllingvalve, afeeding-disk running partly in a slit across the aperture, and aiminking wheel mounted under and in line with the feedingdisk and having aslit'to take in the edge or periphery of the feeding-disk. In connectionwith these parts there is a guide-wheel set to run on the bottom of thesole for the purpose ofi steadying and controlling the toolw Severalforms or styles of inking-wheels adapted tomeet different shapes of soloedges are provided for use in the same tool, and separateguide-wheelsseparately mounted or arranged on detachable arms orbracketpieces are also furnished for use with differout styles ofinking-wheels or for special work,

A is a tube forminga reservoir for the ink and the handle of the tool.

A is a screw-cap closing the end where the tube is filled.

B is a tapering nozzle or butt fixed to the consists in certain novelparts and comtool to work on a broad end of the tube, with a passageleading through C is a screw set across theiuk-passage from the outsidein a threaded socket c and furnished with a check-nut 0*. The diameterof the screw should be somewhat greater than the bore or passageintersected by it, so that it will cut olf the flow of ink when screweddown to its seat. The size of the dischargeaperture through thenozzle isvaried by setting the end of the screw a greater or less amount acrossthe passage.

D is a thin disk mounted to run loosely on bearings below the end of thenozzle directly in line with the slit for the greater portion of its rimon the upper side of its axle d". The disk is set on spring-bearings dto have limited vertical or longitudinal play in the slot.

The inking-wheel E is formed of two par-- 'allel disksset apart to takein the edge or rim of the ink-feeding disk, or is made of one piece,with a continuous narrow slit in its periphery. The inner edges-of therim are beveled, or the edge of each disk is dished to produce aV-shaped groove all around the rim of the wheel. The width of thisgroove across the top or extreme edges determines the width of the bandor strips of ink produced by the tool, and therefore several sizes ofinkingwheels are furnished with each tool where it is desired to give itthe capacity to work on different thicknesses or forms of soles.

The broad-edge inking-wheel illustrated in Fig. 3, for instance, issubstituted for the narrower wheel shown in Fig. 1 in adjusting the flatedge. Wheels to run on chamfered edges of different thicknesses and ofspecial forms or styles of chamfer ,can be provided for use with thesame tool.

F is an adjustable arm fixed by one end to the handle at one side andhaving at the outer free end a small traction wheel or roller G. Thisend of the arm is curved toward the inking-wheel, and the arm itself ismade of spring metal.

H is an adj noting-screw set through the arm, with its point bearingagainst the side 2 a n men of the 1102216 for the purpose of regulatingthe position of the roller G with respect to the ink-' ing-wheel.

In adjusting the tool to the work this roller is set to bear against andrun' on the bottom of the sole, and thereby serve both'to steady andconfine the line along which the'ink is to be applied. The curvature orshapeot thearm can be varied to give the guide-wheel anyrejquiredposition for special work, and, if desired, several arms of differentshapes or characters of curves at ihe wheel-carrying end can befurnishedwith each tool. The arm can be detached from the tool, also, where thecharacter of work does not call for it, as in inking a narrow sole witha chamfered edge on which the grooved rim of the inking-wheel will titand runsm'oothly.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is y v 1. The hereindescribed tool for inkingthe soles of boots and shoes, consisting .of a handle having anink-reservoir with a nozzle at the end and a slit extending across thepassage of said nozzle and intersecting it transversely, a disk mountedfor rotation in said slit, an inking-wheel below the disk having a rimor edge with a circumferential slit, into which the edge of the diskisset to run, and a regulating-valve in the. passage above thefeeding-disk, for operation as set forth.

2. The combination of the ink-reservoir having a nozzle with anink-dischargingpassage inking-wheel to the groove to takjethe edgeof thefeeding-disk,

and a transverse slit extending across the said passage, a feeding'diskrotatable in said slit, an inking-wheel mounted for rotation below saiddisk, having a grooved or slotted rimto take the disk, and a to degulating valve in said passage, substahtiallyas described.

' 3. The combination, with an i'nk-reservoir having ani'nk-dischargiiigpassage, of the feeding diskhaving itsrim settingacross and a rotatable; in the discharge passage, and an inking-wheelhaving a circumferential slit or extending from thebottdm outwardtoanacute edge atthe rim all around, the saidfeedingdisk being rotated byfrictioiial contact with the inking-wheel, substantially as hereinbeforedescribed. a

i 4. In a toolfor inking soles of boots and shoes, the inking-wheelhaving a circumferential slit or groove with beveled inner sides orfaces terminating in acute edges at the rim of the wheel, in combinationwith the ink-feedmg disk mounted for rotation partly within an ink-.holdiug chamber or reservoir and adapted to travel in the slitorgroove of said wheel, as hereiubefore described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we 60 have hereunto set ourhands and seals. 1

WILLIAM WrATWOOD. L.s.] WILLIAM C. ORCU'IT. L.s;] Witnessesr t 0. W.MxSMITH,

CHAS. E. KELLY.

